I had an amazing time at the Seven Sisters Festival in Mount Martha. It was a hot weekend but lots of amazing women turned out to enjoy the festival and all it had to offer.I had the pleasure of being able to present a talk on Hormonal Contraception in the Lifeskills Hall. I was able to share some of my knowledge and insight with these ladies as a Naturopath and educator. Lots of lovely ladies turned up to hear me speak and I was privileged to be able to chat to many of these ladies after my talk about their own personal health concerns.

In the talk I discussed how women can support themselves through their diet and lifestyle whilst using mainstream forms of contraception. I focused primarily on the forms of contraception I see a lot in clinical practice.These included:

​The Rod or Implant - This is the little rod that is inserted into the inner side of the arm. This little rod releases progestogen to help inhibit pregnancy.

The Pill - This is the oral contraceptive pill which has been popular for decades. It comes in one of two forms generally. One being the combination pill which is made up of oestrogen and progestogen which is used to treat cycle irregularity, skin problems and also used as a contraceptive. The second contains only progestogen and is generally prescribed only as a contraceptive.

I had some wonderful feedback and was able to offer a handout to patrons detailing some of the key elements of my talk. You can find that pdf here:

It was a wonderful event and I look forward to giving more talks at Seven Sisters in the future!

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Jasmine

Jaz is a Naturopath, Pathology Testing Adviser and educator. She practice as a Naturopath in Melbourne, Australia and via skype worldwide. She teaches fellow practitioners on pathology testing and educates pracs and the public on the bridge between Naturopathic care Biomedicine.

She loves the colour green. Has a naughty kitty named Dougal. Loves it when it rains and is very fond of the occasional glass of Italian wine ;)